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[clinkeroo]

Caught the following blurb over at Comics Continum:

CROSSGEN'S KISS KISS BANG BANG


Writer Tony Bedard and penciler Mike Perkins will introduce CrossGen's next stand-alone adventure series in January. Surrounded by the political, cultural and sexual revolutions of London in the swinging '60s, three MI6 agents fight for the safety of the globe - and scheme to claim the UK's #1 espionage job - in the spy series Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

The new monthly title spotlights the world's top agent, Sir Charles Basildon of Her Majesty's Secret Service. While no one within the international espionage community knows what Basildon actually looks like, the mere mention of his name is enough to terrify spymasters from Moscow to Beijing. In truth, Basildon is merely an identity cooked up by MI6 and passed on from one agent to the next. But times are changing, and that's where the series takes a wicked zigzag.

As the story opens, not only is the next Basildon-in-training a "Yank"...but she's also a woman. Can Stephanie Shelley, a thoroughly modern American, live up to the role of the legendary British super spy? And can she bear to learn the ropes from the current Sir Charles - the most lethal, infuriating, and unrepentantly sexist Basildon ever?

"Over-the-top in its humor and action, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang asks 'what would a spy like James Bond be like in the real world?'" Bedard said. "If you actually met him, some might see Basildon as a smooth operator. Then again, you might think he's an amoral adrenaline junkie and a sociopathic sexual predator. Whichever you decide, he's a loose cannon who frequently holds the fate of the Free World in his fanny-slapping hands."

"We're going for all-out excitement, exotic locales and expectant character interaction - while also exploring the sexual politics of the age," Perkins revealed. "As a life-long espionage fan, this is the perfect chance to draw everything from groovy fashion and exotic locales to retro-future gadgets and sexy agents of the crown. Everything you want to put into a book like this - and everything that people want to see - will be there...and then we'll add that extra bit, just to confound your expectations and put your knickers in a twist."

Andrew Hennessy is the inker and Laura Villari the colorist. The first issue goes on sale on Jan. 14.

Here's the link:

http://www.comicscon...10/15/index.htm

[IndyB007]

CrossGen puts out some good stuff and got back into reading comic books. I mean, their Brath comics are good and the Snake Plissken Chronicles are simply great (although each issue is late). I hope this Kiss Kiss Bang Bang will see the light of day for more than a single issue.

[zencat]

Again, period setting... Seems that everyone is catching onto the fact that "Bond" works as a period piece -- except for Eon, of course.